Bronny James has another disappointing shooting night in Lakers’ loss to Celtics

LAS VEGAS — It was another rough night for Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers as the defending champion Boston Celtics took care of business Monday night and won, 88-74. James took the court to thunderous applause as fans packed the Thomas & Mack Center for the final game of Day 3 of Summer League. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the breakthrough performance they were hoping for and many fans opted to leave the arena before the fourth quarter began.

James didn’t get nearly the same amount of looks at the rim and went 1-for-5 from the field (0-for-3 from 3). His first bucket of the night came with four minutes left in the game and the entire arena erupted. James finished the game with three rebounds, two points, one assist and one block in 25 minutes. It was a good start to the game defensively as James made his presence known early with a monster block in the first quarter.

In the second half, the Lakers struggled with any sort of offensive rhythm and the Celtics ran a five-man out offense that had the Lakers chasing on defense. Dalton Knecht, the No. 17 pick out of Tennessee, finished with 19 points and Max Lewis added 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in the loss. The Celtics were led by Neemias Queta who finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and three blocks while JD Davison added nine points and seven assists in the win.

James didn’t shoot the ball well in his first Vegas Summer League showing, going 0-for-8 from 3-point range and only posting eight points and five rebounds. He was visibly frustrated after the game telling reporters, “I just feel like I’m in a little slump right now. My shot wasn’t falling today but I just need to continue to get the reps in and get better,” James said.

James knows his limitations and acknowledges he’s never going to be option 1 on the court like his dad, LeBron. He’s been a solid contributing piece to much more ball-dominant players his entire career and watches players at the NBA level that fit more of his playing style.

“I watch a lot of Davion Mitchell, Jrue Holiday, Derick White,” James said at the NBA Draft Combine. “The guys that excel in their role and are…

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Publish date : 2024-07-16 04:35:23

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